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Gumboot Nation: Pick a planet-friendly way to get to Earth Day

Gumboot Nation: Pick a planet-friendly way to get to Earth Day

Also, RC Community Association membership is now free
Assaults top the Coast’s 2022 violent crime statistics

Assaults top the Coast’s 2022 violent crime statistics

Numbers reported show 219 assault files last year compared to 197 the year before. The 2022 count included 54 incidents involving a weapon or intending to cause bodily harm and 151 common assaults. Those were up respectively from 43 and 145 a year earlier.
North Shore educators grapple with brave new world of AI chatbots

North Shore educators grapple with brave new world of AI chatbots

Tools like ChatGPT present new possibilities, but also concerns
BC Liberals file final financial report before rebranding as BC United

BC Liberals file final financial report before rebranding as BC United

The party brought in around $4M in revenue last year, and spent $591K on its leadership election in early 2022
B.C. pets rank among the most numerous victims of wildlife traps

B.C. pets rank among the most numerous victims of wildlife traps

The Fur-Bearers is calling for mandatory reporting of pets being caught in wildlife traps.
Opinion: How a Supreme Court case could decide the future of Canadian climate policy

Opinion: How a Supreme Court case could decide the future of Canadian climate policy

Canada’s federal Impact Assessment Act seeks to minimize the environmental impacts of major economic projects. Will the Supreme Court uphold the act?
Canadian bank world's top fossil fuel financier, report finds

Canadian bank world's top fossil fuel financier, report finds

The Royal Bank of Canada was found to be the number one financing institution backing fossil fuel projects, a new report has found. The bank is currently facing an investigation by the Competition Bureau for greenwashing.
Sunshine Coast property crime up in 2022; trending down in 2023

Sunshine Coast property crime up in 2022; trending down in 2023

Thefts of all kinds increased over the previous year’s levels according to Sunshine Coast RCMP 2022 annual crime statistics.
Health minister says stiffer rules could prevent over-prescribing to U.S. patients

Health minister says stiffer rules could prevent over-prescribing to U.S. patients

Concern over potential drug shortages arose after a Texas-based doctor licensed in Nova Scotia wrote 17,000 prescriptions for Ozempic over three months, but for people living in the United States.
Ongoing instability keeping Canadians in 'permacrisis,' expert says

Ongoing instability keeping Canadians in 'permacrisis,' expert says

“(From) a consumer public perspective this is  a really difficult period to live in, which means we have higher volatility and unpredictability in how people are going to react to issues from day to day," public opinion researcher David Coletto says.